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Economics as Religion

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Description for Economics as Religion paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; HRAM2; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.

Robert Nelson’s Reaching for Heaven on Earth, Economics as Religion, and The New Holy Wars: Economic Religion Versus Environmental Religion in Contemporary America read almost like a trilogy, exploring and charting the boundaries of theology and economics from the Western foundations of ancient Greece through the traditions that Nelson identifies as “Protestant” and “Roman,” and on into modern economic forms such as Marxism and capitalism, as well as environmentalism. Nelson argues that economics can be a genuine form of religion and that it should inform our understanding of the religious developments of our times. This edition of Economics as Religion ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penn State University Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
436
Place of Publication
University Park, United States
ISBN
9780271063768
SKU
V9780271063768
Shipping Time
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About Robert H (University Of Maryland) Nelson
Robert H. Nelson is Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.

Reviews for Economics as Religion
“The best recent study of the subject.” —Samuel Brittan Financial Times “Robert Nelson’s Economics as Religion offers a unique set of insights into the social role of the economics profession. . . . The book should be assigned reading for undergraduates in intermediate microeconomics and first-year graduate students in economics.” —Jennifer Roback Journal of Markets and Morality “Robert ... Read more

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